Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) with Lifecycle Controller for Dell PowerEdge Servers Version 2.45.45.
Release notes Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) iDRAC is a systems management hardware and software solution that provides remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge systems. Lifecycle Controller (LC-GUI) An out-of-band mechanism for configuring the platform, applying firmware updates, saving or restoring a system backup, or deploying an operating system, either by using a GUI or a remote scripting language.
Supported web browsers for iDRAC8 • • • • • • • • • • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari version 7.1 Safari version 8.0 Mozilla Firefox version 45 Mozilla Firefox version 46 Google Chrome version 49 Google Chrome version 50 What’s new Authentication N/A BIOS/UEFI N/A Hardware (server/storage platform specific) N/A iDRAC/LC firmware only • • • • Added FIPS 140-2 cryptographic support. Added support for Redfish version 1.0.2.
Storage and PERC N/A Support Assist and parts replacement N/A Updates • • Support for riser configuration for Dell PowerEdge R730xd with an Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 family processor installed. Support for Server Configuration Profile (SCP) via Redfish Interface. SCP Import, Export, and Preview are supported. Fixes • • Fixed mouse attach/detach issue on VNC Viewer. Implemented fix for PowerEdge C6320 to show OEM FRU content in ipmitool FRU command.
Important notes Note 1: If you execute multiple jobs for various components and iDRAC DUP is one of the jobs, ensure that iDRAC job is the last job in the queue. Ensure that all other jobs are either in SCHEDULED or COMPLETED state before you execute the iDRAC job. Note 2: Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 do not support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1. Install the following update to enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1 as a default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows: http://support.microsoft.
• BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes o After you complete the steps above, you can get the specific interface up by using the ifup idrac command. Note: Ensure that you perform these steps if you do not see ifcfg-idrac config file on reboots. Dell PowerEdge C6320p chassis has a 24 slot backplane that is shared between four compute nodes in the chassis. Each compute node has one 1.8-inch internal SATA drive and is also connected to six drives in the backplane.
Item 3: Description: On Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers with PERC 830, create 98 foreign drive on it, then Login to iDRAC GUI, under Storage -> Controller page -> Setup Tab, selecting PERC 830 Controller from the drop down box, Foreign configuration section shows "STOR006: Unable to complete the operation." Resolution: Press Ctrl+R or in-band agent like OMSS can be used to preview foreign configuration. Issue is seen only with Preview, actual foreign configuration import through racadm will work.
Item 7: Description: On the LC-UI Hardware Configuration page, the RAID configuration link appears active even if the RAID controllers are not installed on the system. When you click the link, a critical error with the recommended action is displayed. Resolution: Install the RAID controllers and retry the operations Versions/Systems affected: All Dell tracking: JIT-30162 Item 8: Description: The Intel Ethernet I350-t LOM card does not support firmware rollback.
Installation Installation instructions From the Windows host operating system (managed node), run the Dell Update Package for Windows and follow the instructions on the update wizard. From the Linux host operating system (managed node), run the Dell Update Package for Linux from the shell prompt. Follow the instructions displayed on the console. From the management station, remotely update the firmware using the iDRAC web interface: 1.
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